CSX Corporation, (CSX): Founded in 1978, based in Jacksonville, Florida, CSX Corporation is one of the nation's leading rail road based transportation companies. It's subsidiaries include CSX Transportation Inc., CSX Intermodal, CSX Technology, CSX Technology, CSX Real Property, Transflo, Total Distribution Services Inc., 

CSX Transportation Inc., provides transportation through its approximately 21,000 route mile rail network, which services major population center in 23 states east of the Mississippi River, the District of Columbia, and the Canadian Provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It serves 70 ocean, river and lake ports along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, the Mississippi River, the Great Lakes and the St, Lawrence Seaway. CSX also serves thousands of production and distribution facilities through track connections to more than 230 short-line and regional railroads.

CSX provides essential rail transportation services to customer's across a broad spectrum of industries, such as, coal, automobiles, minerals, agricultural products, food, consumer goods, metals, chemicals, forest products, paper products, phosphates, fertilizers and more.

On July 13, 2009, CSX Corporation announced its second quarter earnings of $308 million, or 78 cents a share, 15 cents less compare to $385 million or 93 cents a share in the same quarter a year ago. Market was expecting 62 cents a share for the second quarter that ended June 2009.

Market is expecting 71 cents a share for the quarter ended September 2009, which is 23 cents less than its actual profit it posted a year a ago in the same quarter.

CSX is in my SHORT Sell watch list for short term trading. Earnings for the quarter ended September 2009, is scheduled to be released on Tuesday October 13, 2009 after market close.

Fastenal Company, (FAST): Founded in 1967 and based in Winona, Minnesota, Fastenal Company operates as a wholesaler and retailer of industrial and construction supply stores. Fastenal Company's products include, Bolts, Screws, Studs, Socket, Slotted Head Cap Screws, Engineers Studs, Nuts, Washers, Custom Machined Parts, Cold Headed parts, etc. As of December 31, 2009, the company operates 2,311 company-owned or leased store locations in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Singapore, The Peoples Republic of China, and the Netherlands.

The company posted positive profit in four of last four quarters, missed markets estimate by 2.9% in the quarter ended March 2009, and by 12.1% in the quarter ended June 2009.

Market is expecting a profit of 33 cents per share for the quarter ended September 2009, which is 19 cents less than its actual profit of 52 cents per share,  it posted a year ago in the same quarter.

FAST is in my SHORT sell watch list for short term trading. The earnings for the quarter ended September 2009 is scheduled to be released on Monday October 12, 2009.

Charles Schwab Corporation, (SCHW): Founded in 1971, headquartered in San Francisco, California, Charles Schwab Corporation, is one of the nations leading provider of financial services. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company provides securities brokerage, banking, money management and financial advisory services to individual investors, independent investment advisers, and corporate and retirement plan sponsors and participants. The company manages about 12,000 employees, more than 300 branch offices, 7.6 million client brokerage accounts, 1.5 million corporate retirement plan participants, 646,000 banking accounts, and $1.3 trillion in client assets.

Charles Schwab posted positive profits and better than expected results in four of last four quarters. Analysts are expecting a profit of 17 cents a share for the quarter ended September 2009, which is 9 cents lower than its actual profit of 26 cents a share, it poster a year ago in the same quarter.

SCHW is in my SHORT sell watch list for short term trading. Earnings for the quarter ended September 2009, is scheduled to be released on Monday October 12, 2009.

Marriott International, Inc., (MAR): Founded in 1971, based in Bethesda, Maryland, Marriott International is a hospitality company. The company has more than 3,100 lodging properties in United States and 65 other countries and territories across 17 lodging and vacation resort ownership brands.

Marriott International reported its second quarter results on July 16, 2009. The 2009 adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to Marriott of $84 million, a 56 percent decline over the year-ago quarter, and adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Marriott shareholders of 23 cents, down 55 percent. The company's EPS guidance for the 2009 second quarter, disclosed on April 23 total 20 to 23 cents. Market was expecting a profit of 21 cents.

Market is expecting a profit of 13 cents per share for the third quarter ended September 2009, which is 21 cents less than its actual profit of 34 cents a share in the same quarter a year ago.

MAR is in my SHORT sell watch list for short term trading. The company is scheduled to release its earnings for the quarter ended September 2009 on Thursday October 8, 2009 before market open.

Family Dollar Stores, Inc., (FDO): Founded in 1959, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Family Dollar Stores, operates discount store chains in the United States. In last ten years, more than 4,000 new stores added to the chain, of which over half were added in the last five years. As of November, 2008, it operated 6,617 stores in 44 states and the District of Columbia.

On September 3, 2009, the company said that its sales at its stores open at least a year rose 1 percent in the fourth quarter, and the company also said that it will maintained its earnings guidance.

Family Dollar, posted better than expected results in four of last four quarters. Market is expecting a profit of 42 cents per share for the quarter ended August 2009, which is 4 cents higher than its actual profit of 38 cents per share it posted a year ago in the same quarter.

FDO is in my BUY watch list for short term trading. Earnings for the quarter ended August 2009, is scheduled to be released on Wednesday October 7, 2009, before market open.

Yum Brands, Inc., (YUM) Founded in 1997, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Yum Brands, Inc., operates as a quick-service restaurant. The operates more than 36,000 restaurants in over 110 countries and territories and more than 1 million associates. The Yum system includes three operating segments, U. S., International (Yum Restaurants International), and China Division (includes mainland China, Thailand and KFC Taiwan). The company operates under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver, A&W & WingStreet, restaurant brands.

On Wednesday, September 30, 2009, the company announced that it is increasing its quarterly cash dividend by 2 cents to 21 cents per share, payable on November 6, 2009 to shareholders of record as of October 16, 2009.

Yum Brands, posted better than expected results in four of last four quarters. Market is expecting a profit of 58 cents per share for the quarter ended September 2009. The company posted 58 cents profit per share in the same quarter a year ago.

YUM is in my BUY watch list for short term trading. Earnings for the quarter ended September 2009,  is scheduled to be released on Tuesday October 6, 2009, after the market close.